Chronic Subdural Hematoma Due to Cumulative Trauma to the Head.
- Author:
Hyun Sul LIM
;
Cheol JUNG
;
Doo hie KIM
;
Soo Keun KIM
;
Kuy Chun LEE
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Chronic subdural hematoma;
Occupational origin;
Head trauma
- MeSH:
Alcoholism;
Craniocerebral Trauma;
Cumulative Trauma Disorders;
Head*;
Headache;
Hematoma, Subdural, Chronic*;
Humans;
Korea;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Nausea
- From:Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
1998;10(1):121-127
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Chronic subdural hematoma usually occurs as a consequence of minor trauma. But, chronic subdural hematoma of occupational origin has not been reported yet in Korea. We experienced a case of chronic subdural hematoma induced by repeated trauma to the head. The patient was a 45-year-old male. He complained of repeated headache and nausea. By the computed tomogram, he diagnosed as chronic subdural hematoma and took the operation. He was not an alcoholism and had no intracranial disease nor coagulopathy. We studied all possibilities through working environment and personal environment survey. As a result, we decided the case as an example of cumulative trauma disorder to the head by occupational origin. We report a case of chronic subdural hematoma in the worker exposed repeated head trauma of occupational origin.
